Start with 'tran', rhyming with 'man'.
Emphasize the first syllable by stressing 'tran'.
Finish with 'splant', keeping the 's' and 'plant' together.
mispronounce as 'trans-playnt'
stress the second syllable 'plant'
omit the 's' sound
Start with 'trɑːns', with a long 'ɑː' sound.
Emphasize the second syllable by stressing 'plant'.
Say 'plant' with a longer 'ɑː' sound after 'pl'.
say 'træns-plænt' instead of 'trɑːns-plɑːnt'
omit the stress on the second part
use a short 'a' sound in 'plant'
In AmE, 'trans' is the primary stressed syllable.
No, BrE uses longer vowel sounds.
Focus on the 'splant' ending in 'transplant'.
A medical operation to move an organ to another body.
/ˌtrænsˌplænˈteɪʃən/
The act of transplanting
/trænsˈplæntəbl/
Able to be transplanted
/trænsˈplæn.tər/
A person or device that transplants
- 'trans-plant' vs. 'trans-plan-tay-shun'
- 'trans-plant' vs. 'trans-plan-tuh-bl'
- 'trans-plant' vs. 'trans-plan-ter'
For AmE, emphasize the first syllable; for BrE, the second.
Pay attention to vowel lengths; 'a' in BrE is longer than in AmE.
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